On Sat, Jan 18, 2003 at 01:20:35AM +1300, Richard Hector wrote: >Hi all, > >After a fresh install on a newish PC, I get an error like this: > >probable hardware bug: clock timer configuration lost - probably a >VIA686a >probable hardware bug: restoring chip configuration > >This machine also had problems such as the mouse freezing, and sound >playback (and recording) was slow, under WinXP - that's part of the >reason for switching, but I'm not sure if it's relevant. > >Anyway, I've discovered that that message does not exist in the 2.4.18 >kernel source - does that mean that kernel avoids the problem, and >therefore all my problems will be over once I upgrade? >
If it's what I think, yes. If you try to boot RedHat 6.0 (?) you'll see another incarnation (the installer kernel works but the distro kernel crashes hard). I thought it had something to do with asking an AMD cpu for a Pentium cpu id, some kernel boot parameter "with nr_ in it" fixed the problem, I couldn't find that parameter looking just now, but I did come across this: append="noapic" (or when compiling) Use kernel 2.4.18 and choose "Athlon/Duron/K7 processor family"; disable "Use local APIC on single processors". but I expect using a bf2.4 install (or upgrade if you can) will solve the problem. don't know if the mouse/sound problems are hardware related, does the pc say 'made for XP' if not, my bet is on driver software? // George -- GEORGE GEORGALIS, System Admin/Architect cell: 347-451-8229 Security Services, Web, Mail, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Multimedia, DB, DNS and Metrics. http://www.galis.org/george -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
